HARARE – Recent media reports that as of May 4 this year 3 000 cases of typhoid have been reported in the country’s capital since January is a catastrophic development likely to plunge the country down the precipice. It still baffles the mind why an intellectually-rich country like Zimbabwe is still tormented by mediaeval diseases…
HARARE – The notion of a charismatic authoritarian is, at first blush, perplexing because it is somewhat oxymoronic — a charismatic ruler ought to induce endearment than fear. But reading Laura Mixon’s treatise on Hugo Chavez, the late Venezuelan ruler, one begins to appreciate this awkward nexus. In parts, I found Mixon’s work and…
HARARE – With the elections looming so large in our collective consciousness, many policies and slogans are being proffered to the general public, lofty words and heavenly promises are being peddled day in day out. It saddens us to note that not a lot is being said about the crumbling health sector. The health of…
HARARE – The hive of activity in Leopold Takawira Street in Harare this week could be mistaken for the festive season. Parents and guardians were making last minute shopping to make sure their children are smartly-dressed when schools re-opened. Children need to feel good and adequate when they are at school so they can concentrate…
HARARE – The future has arrived. Tomorrow is now here. This is a call for action. The time for hate-mongering and mud-slinging is over. A New Zimbabwe is beckoning and this is our generational challenge to rise and shine. The politics of confrontation should be discarded to the dustbin of history where it now rightfully…
HARARE – Conflicting signals of disagreements on policy and intention emanating from the ruling elite or those coming out of political units have now reached tipping point and left the electorate’s confidence rankled. These ambiguous signals have apparently put public goodwill to its sternest test. Voters are told one thing by one political unit only…
BULAWAYO The internal struggle and political conflict in Zimbabwe since 1995 has been to increase democratic election space and banish forever the one-party state syndrome and state security defector-rule from our beloved country. The one-party state and die-in-office syndrome was made fashionable on our continent by the rise of African nationalism. While African nationalism brought…
HARARE – City councilors never cease to amaze. If they are not demanding hefty sitting allowances, they are embroiled in some form of controversy. This is the tragedy of electing fly-by-night people who have no idea of what their relevant office demands. Harare city councillors who were elected into office on MDC ticket in the…
HARARE – Jericho’s fortress wall was famous, for it was imposing and impenetrable. After spending 40 difficult years wandering in the desert of Sinai, the Israelites were now on the eastern banks of the Jordan. Their immediate challenge was to possess the promised land of Canaan, promised to Abraham their patriarch some 500 years back….
HARARE – For once Zimbabweans should be told the truth about the election dates because President Robert Mugabe is not being sincere when he declares that elections would be held next month. And the clock is ticking; next month is not far at all and we wait to see if Mugabe will hold to his…
